"My husband and I both hail from Oregon, in the United States, but we have now been living in Japan together for 26 years. Our son attends Saint Maur International School in Yokohama, Japan. Saint Maur has an amazing Adult Enrichment Program that offers over 80 classes and tours throughout the year, all led by parents and community members. Participants can take French, Chinese, English, or Spanish. They can learn to prepare signature dishes from many countries. As for the arts, they can sign up to practice Ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement), drama, singing, or origami. The program offers tours to history museums, sake factories—you name it, the list is endless. My friends knew I was crocheting for KAS and wanted me to teach them, so I decided to offer a 'Knitting Blankets' class through Saint Maur’s Adult Enrichment program." - Julie Harrington

Rather than perpetuate the cycle of anxiety-stress-unhappiness, exploring the university admissions process should be an opportunity for our students to learn more about themselves and to embrace their unique interests. ..more

Through an action research, I set out to assess the extent to which elements of space affect the development of academic skills in my learners. This article is a glimpse into my journey as a teacher-researcher and into how I can use space as curriculum in my teaching and learning in Southern Africa. ..more

Carol Anklan, from The American School in Switzerland (TASIS), and Amy Husken, from the Atlanta International School (AIS), have found Heifer International’s school program, Read to Feed ®, a successful way to inspire their young students. ..more

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The time has come for international schools to distinguish between ‘inclusion’ vs. ‘immersion’ for English learners. Rather than pull out English learners for compensatory services, classroom teachers need to be positioned as teacher leaders to ensure that all classrooms are responsive learning environments for English learners. ..more

“How long do admission officers spend evaluating the application essay?” a student asked me not too long ago. “No more than a few minutes,” I replied. “Three at the most.” The student was visibly shaken. And I get why. ..more

With Donald Trump’s election a fait accompli it is time for counselors to grapple with the impact Trump’s administration could have on the college admission landscape. Like many educators, this is a conversation I never wanted to have. ..more

Over the last five years, web-based classes—especially massive open online courses (MOOCs)—have begun to change the way students interact with the education process. It is clear that MOOCs are having an impact on higher education and are evolving to meet the needs of students and institutions. But how do they factor into the college application process? ..more

It seems a no-brainer that we should be using more technology in the classroom in our technological age. Moreover, it seems logical that in a one-to-one environment, students will have more opportunity to further their technology skills. But what impact do these programs have on learning, beyond increasing these specific technology skills? ..more

I have heard people say in recent years that there is no longer a need to retain facts, since they can be so easily and quickly looked up on the internet. While this may be true for superficial pieces of information, the retention of a well-selected fact base can still play a hugely important role in learning. ..more

In one study, where more than 3,300 teachers were surveyed, researchers found that 46 percent of teachers reported that more than half of students entering kindergarten did not have the social and emotional skills deemed necessary for success in school. Researchers investigated class-wide interventions to support students in developing necessary social skills. ..more

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In this Harvard Business Review article, organizational psychologist Tasha Eurich says that people with good self-awareness are more confident and creative, communicate more effectively, build stronger relationships, make sounder decisions, and are less likely to lie, cheat, and steal. ..more

Sixty years ago, The International School of Hamburg was born in a small house near the Alster Lake in Hamburg. Today, the school is located on a spacious campus across from the Botanical Gardens and has more than 770 students from 50 nations and 6 continents. ..more

While working as middle school principal at the International School of Prague, I started to teach basic meditation techniques to middle school students who had signed up to take an exploratory class in philosophy and psychology. ..more

Besides being the oldest accredited American school abroad still in full operation, the American School Foundation is now considered one of the leading private schools in Mexico, thanks to its competitive K–12 educational programs. ..more